Sumários
Third person short stories - True Trash by Margaret Atwood
6 Fevereiro 2023, 15:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio
Today we read True Trash by Margaret Atwood.
- What are the links between the 'trashy' story that the girls are reading and their own story? What common themes do they share? How are the plots similar?
- What are the many layers of meaning to be found in th title?
- What are the less obvious themes to be found in this story? I.e. It's about more than sex and gender - what is it really about?
Dahl vs Christie
3 Fevereiro 2023, 14:00 • Cláudia Rute Canelas Pereira Duarte
Discussion Dahl vs Christie
DAVID SEDARIS 1
3 Fevereiro 2023, 12:30 • Gaile Parkin
Introduction to David Sedaris and the stylistic
features of the narrative essay.
Small group discussions about
mean/inspirational teachers, followed by listening to Sedaris reading his essay
“Me Talk Pretty One Day”.
Group discussion about Christmas traditions,
followed by listening to Sedaris reading his essay “Six to Eight Black Men”.
Homework: 1) Listen to and/or read the
remaining 4 selected essays of David Sedaris; 2) Read the article by Alex Heard
in the Coursebook about David Sedaris and the ethics of narrative memoir.